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UNIFORM BAIL SCHEDULE

To achieve substantial uniformity of bail and penalties throughout the state in traffic, boating,
fish and game, forestry, public utilities, parks and recreation, and business licensing cases, the
trial court judges, the Judicial Council has established a policy of promulgating uniform bail and
penalty schedules for certain offenses in order to achieve a standard of uniformity in the handling
of these offenses.

In general, bail is used to ensure the presence of the defendant before the court. Under Vehicle
Code sections 40512 and 13103, bail may also be forfeited and such forfeiture may be ordered without
the necessity of any further court proceedings and treated as a conviction for specified Vehicle Code
offenses. A penalty in the form of a monetary sum is a fine imposed as all or a portion of a sentence
imposed.

The following modified Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule has been approved by the judges of the
Superior Court.